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. 2016 Dec 12;16:312. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0832-9

Table 2.

Types of incidents associated with emotions

Types of incidents Emotions
Embarrassment, shame, unease Shock surprise Admiration Sadness pity Stress Implied Anger Positive Total
First contact with patient dying 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
First contact with patient suffering 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
First contact with patient with terminal disease 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Interaction D-Pa 2 6 1 4 2 8 1 2 26
Interaction S-Pa 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Interaction D-Sa 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 6
Interaction D-Da 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Performing a clinical task 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Interesting clinical case 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Total 4 20 2 7 4 11 3 3 54

a D-P interactions between doctors and patients, S-P students and patients, D-S doctors and students, D-D doctors with doctors